Karnataka Ministerial Delegation in Australia, meets PM Anthony Albanese
Melbourne/Sydney: A ministerial delegation from Karnataka, led by Medical Education Minister Dr. Sharan Prakash Patil and Dr. UT Ifthikhar Fareed, Chairman of the Karnataka State Allied & Healthcare Council, has arrived in Australia on an official visit. The delegation, which is visiting Melbourne and Sydney, aims to explore collaborations in medical education, healthcare, and allied health sectors.
Soon after landing in Melbourne on 31st January 2025, the delegation met Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
As part of their Melbourne itinerary, the delegation participated in key engagements, including a morning tea at the Victorian Parliament, an executive luncheon at RMIT University, and visits to Epworth Richmond Healthcare Simulation & Education Centre and Monash Health, where they interacted with the executive teams.
On 1st February, the team will embark on a full-day tour of the Great Ocean Road, a well-known scenic route in Victoria.
The delegation will head to Sydney on 2nd February, where their schedule includes a visit to the Consul General's office, university meetings, and a tour of Blue Mountains. Their engagements in Sydney focus on strengthening Karnataka’s healthcare education sector by exploring advanced training programs, research collaborations, and allied healthcare skill development with institutions such as the University of Sydney, UNSW Health, Macquarie University, and Western Sydney University.
The visit also includes a Healthcare Education Roundtable at the NSW Parliament, discussions with Study NSW Government representatives, and tours of leading healthcare innovation centres like Westmead Healthcare and Liverpool Ingham Institute.
The delegation is set to return to India on 6th February 2025.
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Drug peddler's property worth Rs 1 crore attached in Srinagar
Srinagar (PTI): Property worth Rs 1 crore belonging to a notorious drug peddler was on Saturday attached in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar, police said.
A double-storey house on eight marlas of land situated at Wantpora Eidgah, belonging to Basit Bilal Dar, a notorious drug peddler, valued at approximately Rs 1 crore, a police spokesperson said.
He said Dar is involved in two cases registered under various sections of the NDPS Act.
During investigation, it was established that the accused had acquired the said property through illicit proceeds generated from drug trafficking activities, the spokesperson said.
Consequently, the property was attached under the provisions of the NDPS Act. The attachment proceedings were conducted in the presence of the two independent witnesses, strictly in accordance with the prescribed legal procedures, he said.
As per the attachment order, the owner has been restrained from selling, leasing, transferring, altering, or creating any third-party interest in the property till further orders, the spokesperson added.
